Travis Wiens

• Business leaderwith over 25 years of senior management experience in establishing and enhancing customer, supplier, and industry relationships.

• Operations manager with a customer service focus, experienced in all aspects of supply chain management including formulation and implementation of plans focused on continuous improvement and utilization of lean principles.

• Business development and sales professional  with an established record of improved sales and profits.

• Strategic planner with ability to define and execute associated tactical plans.

• Demonstrated human resource management skills, with ability to develop organizational structures that optimize individual and company performance.

President                                                                                                              2010 - present

Kafrit NA  [formerly Silon Compounds]

Langley, BC

• Overall management responsibility for plastic compounding company with ~30 staff.
• Implemented innovative technologies to increase production capabilities, gain operational efficiencies and reduce reliance on outside suppliers.
• Coordinated codes & standards development to create new markets.
• Increased annual sales by 300% and EBITDA by six times to date. 

Vice President of Sales                                                                                             2008 - 2010

Silon Compounds

Langley, BC

• Established customer relationships outside of traditional areas of business.
• Directed product development and certification activities, obtaining the highest industry listings, and differentiating products.

Director of Logistics                                                                                                 2006 - 2008 

Kitchen Craft

Winnipeg, MB 

• Responsible for ~200 employees in design, order management / fulfillment and production support functions. 
• Modified overall distribution scheme, eliminating low value-added processes, and reducing associated costs by 12% in the first year.
• Automated production support documentation, reducing customer backorders and production errors.

Vice-President of Materials                                                                                       2003 - 2006 

Uponor North America                                                   

Apple Valley, MN

• Responsible for ~150 staff in supply planning, purchasing, incoming quality and order fulfillment functions at three regional distribution centers.
• Redesigned main North American distribution facility through automation, system integration and modification of physical layout. Results include a 60% increase in facility throughput and the virtual elimination of $200K per month customer chargebacks for shipping errors.
• Developed supplier partnerships, which included implementation of process control and  vendor quality assurance programs. The end result was a dramatic increase in supplier confidence and greater adherence to supply schedules.

Vice-President & General Manager                                                                          2000 - 2003 

Uponor Canada 

Regina, SK

• Responsible for ~70 staff in all company functions, excluding the sales group.
• Developed strategy and executed plan to amalgamate two sister companies competing in the same market, realizing a 60% increase in operating profit on a declining sales base, in the first year of consolidation. 

General Manager                                                                                                      1997 - 2000 

Gametronics Gaming Equipment 

Toronto, Ontario                                                            

Canadian Operations Manager                                                                                 1994 - 1997

International Game Technology

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Accounting & Administration Manager                                                                     1992 - 1994

International Game Technology

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Cost Accounting Specialist                                                                                      1988 - 1992

Northern Telecom 

Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Leadership Essentials Program - 2003 - IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland 
• Certified General Accountant Program - 1993 - CGA Association of Manitoba
• Business Administration Program - 1988 - Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba